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1962 Map of Bangs West

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Bangs West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Bangs serves as the primary hub of this landscape, situated along the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad in Brown County. The map documents a rural transition where agricultural land meets infrastructure like the prominent Pipeline and scattered Gravel Pits that suggest local industry. Small settlements and points of historical interest, such as Liberty, Obregon, and Concord, are dispersed across the terrain, reflecting the mid-century settlement patterns of the Texas heartland.

Water management and drainage are defined by the winding course of Mukewater Creek and its tributaries, the Clear Fork West and East Fork. Notable landmarks for local historians include the Mukewater Cem and the prominent Cedar Ridge to the northwest. The survey also marks the Coleman Co Brown Co line, providing a clear view of the administrative and topographic boundaries that shaped this region in the early 1960s.